Comparison of endoscopic bilateral metal stent drainage with plastic stents in the palliation of unresectable hilar biliary malignant strictures: Large multicenter study.

Ming-Xing XiaYang-Lin PanXiao-Bo CaiJun WuDao-Jian GaoXin YeTian-Tian WangBing Hu

Published in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2020)

Endoscopic therapy using bilateral metal stenting is superior to bilateral plastic stenting, with prolonged overall survival, higher clinical success, and longer stent patency in patients with advanced hilar biliary malignancies.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
case report
stem cells
locally advanced
acute coronary syndrome
radiation therapy
free survival